The Tech

The Tech

A product directory of thousands of civic tech products and services, organized by their functions in democracies.

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Evaluating Civic Technology Design for Citizen Empowerment
media.mit.edu/publications/erhardt-dissertation

Evaluating Civic Technology Design for Citizen Empowerment

Civic technology should empower us as citizens.

MIT Media Lab
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The Tech
research
Creative Action Network
creativeaction.network

Creative Action Network

Gifts that give Back

San Francisco
Help out, Media, Narrative tech
FoldIt
fold.it/portal/index.php?q=info/about

FoldIt

since 2008
Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
Amicable
amicable.io/amicable-divorce-app

Amicable

Amicable is a divorce app which helps couples close an amicable agreement. The chatbot, Alex, provides instant and real time support to users.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence, Bots
Knowhere News
web.archive.org/web/20220301060655/https://knowherenews.com

Knowhere News

since 2015
Filter bubble poppers, Media, The Tech
Run for Something
runforsomething.net

Run for Something

Helping recruit and support under-35 year old progressives running for down-ballot office to build a Democratic bench.

since 2017
Advocacy tech, Help more people run for office, The Tech
partisan
Državni projekti
web.archive.org/web/20200928191505/http://www.transparency.si/projekti/drzavni-projekti

Državni projekti

Katere projekte je izvajala država v letu 2015

Slovenia (Slovenija) 🇸🇮
since 2015
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
Tactical.Vote
tactical.vote

Tactical.Vote

Tactical Remain voting in the UK European elections 2019

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Engagement tech, Tactical voting, The Tech
Az Glasuvam
azglasuvam.net

Az Glasuvam

„АЗ ГЛАСУВАМ” е специално разработена платформа. С нейна помощ, лесно ще можете да се информирате за всички важни моменти от изборния процес в България.

since 2013
Engagement tech, The Tech, Voting and elections
Princeton Corpus of Political Emails
electionemails2020.org

Princeton Corpus of Political Emails

This corpus contains emails from candidates running for state and federal office, political parties, and other political organizations like PACs. As of Sun Oct 18 23:52:25 EDT 2020, the corpus contain...

Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns, The Tech
US Election 2020
LiquidFeedback
liquidfeedback.org

LiquidFeedback

Decisions made easy.

Johannisstraße 12
since 2009
Engagement tech, Group decision making, Participatory democracy
DataMade
datamade.us

DataMade

DataMade is a civic technology company. We build open source technology using open data to empower journalists, researchers, governments and advocacy organizations.

Chicago, IL
since 2012
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
protestinstitut.eu

Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung

Das Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung (ipb) will der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung zu Protesten, sozialen Bewegungen und ihrem Wechselverhältnis zur Demokratie einen Ort geben.

Berlin
Advocacy tech, Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research
Copcast
web.archive.org/web/20191114133734/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.org.igarape.copcast

Copcast

Copcast is an open-source project that can turn any Android phone into a body-worn camera system for law enforcement, providing a more cost-effective and accessible solution for law enforcement office...

Rio de Janeiro
Cameras, Govtech, Open justice
apps
Data for Health
bloomberg.org/public-health/strengthening-health-data

Data for Health

The lack of data disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries with 60 percent of these countries not reporting any data, covering 2 billion people.

25 East 78th Street New York, NY 10075
Civic data, Foundation initiatives, Get funding
OParl
oparl.org

OParl

OParl. Mehr Transparenz für Ihre Kommune.

since 2014
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Polyteia
polyteia.com

Polyteia

The smart governance platform for cities and towns. Wir ermöglichen Entscheidungsträgern in Städten und Gemeinden, datengetrieben zu steuern.

Lobeckstraße 35, 10969, Berlin, Deutschland
since 2017
Civic data, Data visualization, The Tech
Green Button
greenbuttondata.org

Green Button

The Green Button initiative is an industry-led effort to respond to a White House call-to-action to provide electricity, natural gas, and water customers with easy access to their energy- and water-us...

since 2015
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, The Tech
Action Button
actionbutton.org

Action Button

Action Button lets you instantly #TakeAction on news that matters. Don’t just read the headlines, change them.

Los Angeles, CA
since 2015
Media, News to action, Solutions journalism
Data for Policy
web.archive.org/web/20220503034123/https://dataforpolicy.org

Data for Policy

Data for Policy is a premier global forum for interdisciplinary and cross-sector discussions around the impact and potential of the digital revolution in the government sector.

University College London
since 2015
Civic data, Conferences, In-person meetings
DataSF
datasf.org

DataSF

Our mission is to empower use of the City and County of San Francisco's data. Our core product is SF OpenData, the official open data portal.

since 2009
Civic data, Open data publishing portals, The Tech
trainings
Laudelina
themis.org.br/laudelina

Laudelina

Laudelina is a mobile application, aimed to empower domestic workers. It has an accessible guide to labour rights, abenefits calculator, a list of protection agencies, and an option to create a social...

Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷
Adjacent Fields, Engagement tech, Legal tech
apps, labor
Analysis of the Modern Media Ecosystem: An Open Toolkit
docs.google.com/document/d/1rM0FlvWVU-aFlSArt8xqC-jkZZ_NxXkNLSWkhhAPZyY/edit

Analysis of the Modern Media Ecosystem: An Open Toolkit

This is an open document for developing a media analysis toolkit.

since 2011
Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
City Bureau
citybureau.org/#our-newsroom

City Bureau

City Bureau is a nonprofit civic journalism lab based on the South Side of Chicago. We bring journalists and communities together in a collaborative spirit to produce media that is impactful, equitabl...

Chicago, IL
since 2015
Media, Solutions journalism, The Tech
ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice)
manabalss.lv

ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice)

Latvian "civic-initiatives platform ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice), developed and run by an NGO Foundation of Public Participation, MyVoice."

Riga, Latvia
since 2011
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Petitions
Get off my cloud: cyber warfare, international humanitarian law, and the protection of civilians
icrc.org/en/download/file/13738/irrc-886-droege.pdf

Get off my cloud: cyber warfare, international humanitarian law, and the protection of civilians

Report by the International Committee of the Red Cross

Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech, The Tech
cyberwar, reports
Civic Action Tools and Resources
docs.google.com/document/d/1y1k8JNbh5C5PuXrU5OP3wyMoVejZC6-gwDl5byo7F3Q/mobilebasic

Civic Action Tools and Resources

Assess Where To Participate

Brooklyn, NY
since 2017
Activism aggregators, Advocacy tech, The Tech
Kialo
kialo.com

Kialo

Debate platform powered by reason

since 2011
Civic forums, Engagement tech, Online forums
Cal Poly Institute For Advanced Technology and Public Policy
iatpp.calpoly.edu/digital-democracy

Cal Poly Institute For Advanced Technology and Public Policy

The Digital Democracy project has been one of the earliest and most ambitious projects of the IATPP, being almost continuously worked on for over ten years.

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Grand Avenue, CA
since 2015
Participatory democracy, The Tech, Academia
Opening the Government of Canada
ubcpress.ca/opening-the-government-of-canada

Opening the Government of Canada

The Federal Bureaucracy in the Digital Age. By Amanda Clarke

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
since 2019
Books, Govtech, Learn about civic tech
books
ITP Alumni List
mobile.twitter.com/itpalumni?lang=en

ITP Alumni List

The alumni Twitter account for a 2-year graduate program in Tisch, NYU to explore the creative uses of communication technologies

Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech, The Tech
Code for Australia Online Pleas
web.archive.org/web/20210415105447/https://codeforaustralia.org/project/online-pleas

Code for Australia Online Pleas

Over 60 percent of people that go to court for a minor offence are planning to and plead guilty. The tool enables guilty pleas to be lodged online prior to the scheduled court date for non-complex min...

Victoria, Australia
since 2015
Adjacent Fields, Govtech, Open justice
Sugarcube
gitlab.com/sugarcube/sugarcube

Sugarcube

Monoidal data sequences.

since 2013
Media, Media and social media analysis, The Tech
vTaiwan
vtaiwan.tw

vTaiwan

A public engagement method that invites citizens and stakeholders to come to a consensus together, using a mix of digital tools.

Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼
since 2014
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech, Group decision making
AnimaCité
animacite.com

AnimaCité

AnimaCité est une application mobile de consultation citoyenne à l'échelle locale.

since 2015
Communicating with the people, Engagement tech, Govtech
Foundation for Public Code
publiccode.net

Foundation for Public Code

We help Open Source projects for cities become successful, build sustainable communities around them and create a thriving public Open Source ecosystem.

Amsterdam
Govtech, The Tech, Build something
city, Sustainable cities and communities
La Constitución de Todos
laconstituciondetodos.cl

La Constitución de Todos

Una plataforma para crear la Constitución de Todos, entre Todos.

Chile 🇨🇱
since 2015
Constitutions, Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech
New American Leaders
newamericanleaders.org

New American Leaders

New American Leaders is leading a movement for inclusive democracy by preparing first and second generation Americans to run, win, and lead.

since 2010
Advocacy tech, Help more people run for office, The Tech
Informace Pro Všechny
infoprovsechny.cz

Informace Pro Všechny

Povinný subjekt: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy Žádost o informace podle zákona č. 106/1999 Sb. o svobodném přístupu k informacím.

Czech Republic (Ceska Republika) 🇨🇿
since 2011
Access to information, The Tech
Alaveteli, Access to Information Community of Practice
Cap Collectif
cap-collectif.com

Cap Collectif

La plateforme d’intelligence collective la plus complète et la plus polyvalente sur le marché.

25 rue Claude-Tillier 75012 Paris, France
since 2014
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
Association Civic Tech Europe
Media Cloud
mediacloud.org

Media Cloud

Media Cloud is an open-source platform for media analysis.

Cambridge, MA
since 2009
Advocacy tech, Big listening, Media
Citizen OS
citizenos.com/platform

Citizen OS

Open source platform for collaborative decisions and e-democracy applications.

Tallinn
since 2014
Engagement tech, Group decision making, Participatory democracy
People Powered
MindMixer
mindmixer.com

MindMixer

MindMixer acts as a virtual town-hall allowing community planning to happen online.

304 W 8th St, Kansas City, MO 64105
since 2010
Communicating with the people, Engagement tech, Govtech
Crowdicity
crowdicity.com

Crowdicity

Crowdicity is an idea management software solution that can be used to harness the ideas of your employees, customers, and stakeholders to drive innovation.

since 2012
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Ideation
Involve
involve.org.uk

Involve

We're the UK's leading public participation charity, on a mission to put people at the heart of decision-making

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2003
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, Digital participation platforms
People Powered
How to Help: News You Can Do Something About
howtohelp.co

How to Help: News You Can Do Something About

How to Help is a digital media startup that connects you with ways to do something about the day’s big news stories.

Activism aggregators, Advocacy tech, Media
The Open Data Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Open Data
opendatahandbook.org

The Open Data Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Open Data

Guides, case studies and resources for government & civil society on the "what, why & how" of open data.

since 2016
Civic data, Open civic data, Books
books, guides
Yet Another Mail Merge
gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/yet_another_mail_merge/52669349336

Yet Another Mail Merge

One of many services that makes it easier to message people individually through your existing Gmail account

Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Email campaign tools
commercial
Emerge America
emergeamerica.org

Emerge America

Are you a Democratic woman who wants to run for office? Our candidate training programs prepare women to run and win. Let us help you!

since 2005
Advocacy tech, Help more people run for office, The Tech
Ours to hack and own: The Rise of Platform Cooperativism, a New Vision for the Future of Work and a Fairer Internet
orbooks.com/catalog/ours-to-hack-and-to-own

Ours to hack and own: The Rise of Platform Cooperativism, a New Vision for the Future of Work and a Fairer Internet

Edited by Trebor Scholz and Nathan Schneider: Ours to Hack and to Own, the rise of platform cooperativism, a new vision for the future of work and a fairer Internet.

since 2017
Adjacent Fields, Books, Learn about civic tech
books, coop
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